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Psalm 77 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds.

Psa 77:1

To the Chief Musician; according to Jeduthun [one of David’s three chief musicians, founder of an official musical family]. A Psalm of Asaph.

My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;

My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.

Psa 77:2

In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord;

In the night my hand was [fn]stretched out [in prayer] without weariness;

My soul refused to be comforted.

Psa 77:3

I remember God; then I am disquieted and I groan;

I sigh [in prayer], and my spirit grows faint. Selah.

Psa 77:4

You have held my eyelids open;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Psa 77:5

I have considered the ancient days,

The years [of prosperity] of long, long ago.

Psa 77:6

I will remember my song in the night;

I will meditate with my heart,

And my spirit searches:

Psa 77:7

Will the Lord reject forever?

And will He never be favorable again?

Psa 77:8

Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?

Have His promises ended for all time?

Psa 77:9

Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.

Psa 77:10

And I said, “This is my grief,

That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”

Psa 77:11

I will [solemnly] remember the deeds of the LORD;

Yes, I will [wholeheartedly] remember Your wonders of old.

Psa 77:12

I will meditate on all Your works

And thoughtfully consider all Your [great and wondrous] deeds.

Psa 77:13

Your way, O God, is holy [far from sin and guilt].

What god is great like our God?

Psa 77:14

You are the [awesome] God who works [powerful] wonders;

You have demonstrated Your power among the people.

Psa 77:15

You have with Your [great] arm redeemed Your people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

Psa 77:16

The waters [of the Red Sea] saw You, O God;

The waters saw You, they were in anguish;

The deeps also trembled.

Psa 77:17

The clouds poured down water;

The skies sent out a sound [of rumbling thunder];

Your arrows (lightning) flashed here and there.

Psa 77:18

The voice of Your thunder was in the [fn]whirlwind;

The lightnings illumined the world;

The earth trembled and shook.

Psa 77:19

Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea,

And Your paths through the great waters,

And Your footprints were not traceable.

Psa 77:20

You led Your people like a flock

By the hand of Moses and Aaron [to the promised goal].

AMP Footnotes
Lit and did not grow numb.
Lit wheel, possibly referring instead to the wheels on God’s chariot.
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